By Rasheedah Makinde
Commissioner of Police in Oyo state, Mr Adebowale Williams has called on the public, especially youths to be of good conduct and shun any act of violence that could truncate their future plans.
The police commissioner stated this at the police headquarters, Eleyele, Ibadan, while receiving Members of the Oyo State Youth Parliament, an offshoot of the National and State Assemblies, established under the 2019 Youth Policy Act.
Mr Williams appealed to the group to use its degree of influence to prevail on the Youth population domiciled across the State against being used by desperate Politicians to distrupt the forthcoming Gubernatorial elections as Commensurate sanctions would be meted out on them.
The police commissioner also reminded them that the relative peace and tranquility in Oyo State was a thing of pride and Law enforcement would never allow it to be meddled with by unpatriotic agents of anarchy and Chaos.
“The police will not relent on its oars to secure lives of property of the citizens but people, especially the youths must collaborate with police and sister agencies to collectively rebirth a safer atmosphere’
“Security jobs is everybody’s responsibility, hence the need for the public to compliment the security personnel by giving out useful informations on how to police effectively”
The police commissioner, therefore, thanked the Parliament for their support and cooperation with the Police and urged them to partner all security agencies by being the ears and eyes of the law in thier environments.
“In cases of emergencies, the Command can always be reached through these emergency control room numbers: 615 (toll free) (OYO STATE SECURITY TRUST FUND), and Oyo State Police Command emergency lines 07055495413 and 08081768614. The NPF rescue me app is also available for free download on both Android and Apple IOS, for Android and I-phone users respectively.”
Earlier, the Speaker of the Parliament, Mr Isreal Fawole said the visit became imperative to identify with the Oyo state Police command for professionalism displayed during the just concluded Presidential and National Assembly Elections.
Mr Fawole said the wave of reforms initiated by the Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, had begun having a positive effect across various Police Commands and Formations.
He stated further that the Parliament appreciated police commissioner for the display of courage, professionalism and patriotism by men of the Command by resisting the vices of unscrupulous elements and agents of anarchy from turning Oyo State into their playground.
Mr Fawole therefore called for the continuation of cohesion, coordination and Professionalism during the March 11 Governorship and House of Assembly elections to maintain law and order before, during and after the exercise.
In attendance at the visit were; the Commissioner of Police, Oyo State Police Command, Adebowale Williams, Deputy Commissioners of Police, Mr Garuba Ahmed and Mr Jimoh Moshood, the Speaker of the Youth Parliament, Mr Isreal Fawole and other Executive Members of the Parliament.
